Making History on the Nevada History Trip

The Nevada History trip for our 4th and 5th graders was a blast The student’s itinerary was non stop from the time we met at the airport at 4 am until we returned home.

Virginia City – 4th Ward School House

We flew into Reno and after grabbing a quick breakfast headed to Virginia City. Here are the things we did and saw in Virginia City:

  • Silver Terrace Cemetery
  • Trolley Tour of Virginia City
  • 4th Ward School House
  • MacKay Mansion
  • Ponderosa Mine
  • The Way It Was Museum scavenger hunt
  • Silver Queen Hotel
  • Piper Opra House
  • Comstock Gold Mill
  • Ended the day in Virgina City taking Old Time Photos
  • Headed to Carson where we ate dinner and did some bowling
Journey Students with Governor Sisolak

 

In Carson City, Nevada’s capitol we did the following tours

  • Capitol Building
  • Legislative Building
  • Nevada State Museum
  • Railroad Museum
  • Stewart Indian School

 

DREAM BIG / THINK BIG

Can you find the words “Dream Big” and “Think Big” posted somewhere in the Journey Building? What does that mean to you?

When we first moved into our beautiful Journey campus 10 years ago, we hung several signs around the school reminding students the strength of their thoughts. Many of those signs have been replaced with similar messages, but these two still remain.

At Journey Education students are taught to work hard and be great, no matter where each child is in his/her development. It’s exciting to spend a moment in one of our classrooms and watched as students learn and discover.

Our minds are amazing tools held back only by our lack of confidence and fear of failure. Next time a discouraging or negative thought holds you back, remind yourself that your dreams are only as big as your thoughts.

So make big dreams and think big thoughts, and then go to work realizing them!